New Bacterial Phytase through Metagenomic Prospection
New Bacterial Phytase through Metagenomic Prospection
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DOI:
10.3390/molecules23020448
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发表时间:
2018-02-01
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4.6
通讯作者:
Meneses, Carlos
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作者:
Farias, Nathalya;Almeida, Isabela;Meneses, Carlos
Alkaline phytases from uncultured microorganisms, which hydrolyze phytate to less phosphorylated myo-inositols and inorganic phosphate, have great potential as additives in agricultural industry. The development of metagenomics has stemmed from the ineluctable evidence that as-yet-uncultured microorganisms represent the vast majority of organisms in most environments on earth. In this study, a gene encoding a phytase was cloned from red rice crop residues and castor bean cake using a metagenomics strategy. The amino acid identity between this gene and its closest published counterparts is lower than 60%. The phytase was named PhyRC001 and was biochemically characterized. This recombinant protein showed activity on sodium phytate, indicating that PhyRC001 is a hydrolase enzyme. The enzymatic activity was optimal at a pH of 7.0 and at a temperature of 35 degrees C. beta-propeller phytases possess great potential as feed additives because they are the only type of phytase with high activity at neutral pH. Therefore, to explore and exploit the underlying mechanism for beta-propeller phytase functions could be of great benefit to biotechnology.